west africa

A Spanish court has dropped its investigation into three senior officials of Equatorial Guinea, including the president’s son, over allegations of kidnapping and torturing opposition activists. The High Court said …

The African Director of the International Association of World Peace Advocates (IAWPA), Dr. John Metchie, has called on President Bola Tinubu to sign the Nigeria Hunters and Forest Security Service …

The US is looking to establish military drone bases along the West African coast in a bid to counter the growing threat of al-Qaeda and Islamic State militants in the …

Sterling Bank, a leader in Nigeria’s banking sector, has announced a monumental achievement: its head office, Sterling Towers, is now the first organizational headquarters in Africa to be fully powered …

Dozy Mmobuosi, the CEO of Tingo Group, a Nigerian fintech company, has been accused by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of orchestrating a massive fraud scheme that deceived …

Niger, one of the poorest countries in the world, is facing a diplomatic crisis after the regional bloc ECOWAS suspended it from all decision-making bodies following a military coup that …

Flutterwave, a leading African fintech company, has announced that it has obtained payment licenses for 13 states in the US, as part of its strategy to dominate the remittance market …

Nigeria, Africa’s largest economy, has received a positive outlook from Moody’s Investors Service, a global credit rating agency, following its recent reforms to improve its fiscal position and shore up …

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Court of Justice has dismissed a request by Niger’s military junta to suspend the sanctions imposed by the regional bloc following the …

AU’s Dr. Chambas calls for innovative approaches to fight terrorism in West Africa and Sahel at a pivotal regional conference.